George Packer Quotes
Climate change joined immigration, job creation, food safety, pilot training, veterans' care, campaign finance, transportation security, labor law, mine safety, wildfire management, and scores of executive and judicial appointments on the list of matters that the world's greatest deliberative body is incapable of addressing.
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Although I grew up as a fan of the culture from the disco D.J. era as a young kid and hearing the beginnings of hip-hop, I'm hearing it all from another borough in Brooklyn.
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I'm the type of person who, if somebody offers me a free meal, I get excited because you never know where your next free meal is going to come from.
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I've always been an underdog. I feel like I beat the odds.
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It is not important what Rahul Gandhi thinks, its important what a billion Indians think.
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I really wanted to break the mold of what modern touring is right now.
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There are 309 million people out there that are trying to improve their lot in life. And we've got a system that allows them to do it.
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Boning is a pain, but it makes such a majestic chicken.
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What do I know of man's destiny? I could tell you more about radishes.
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The real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war.
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I'm 80 years old, and I don't know what I'm going to be when I grow up.
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I'm less concerned about whether being a good corporate citizen burnishes a company's reputation. That's just an added benefit. I believe it's a responsibility, and there is no negotiating on responsibilities.
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Slavery is a weed that grows on every soil.
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I never really drank coffee in college, but now I'm on my feet all day and out all night and can't believe it hasn't always been in my life. When morning comes I crave it.
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But if I keep my core and back strong, the scoliosis doesn't really bother me.
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Redemption just means you just make a change in your life and you try to do right, versus what you were doing, which was wrong.
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My mother was a librarian, and she worked at the Black Resource Center in South Central Los Angeles and would call me to tell me stories that she read about that were interesting to her.
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I grew up thinking that singing was my security.
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I do a lot of yoga and meditation. It calms my nerves and helps me channelise my energy.
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I rarely felt or noticed any real divide between girls and boys when I was growing up. Maybe it was because I was so involved in sports and competed with the boys. Maybe it was my mom and dad, who constantly instilled confidence in me and never made me feel as though there were boy activities and girl activities.
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I'd behave savagely if I had access to Bjoerk's closet.
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A lot of players think the game is all about individual performances when it's really all about a team game.
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Yes, but don't forget I also have the luxury of the worlds finest band when it gets lonely.
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I don't have a strict diet; I keep it simple. I try to eat fish, meat, veg and carbs - potatoes and rice - but I'll try and pack it in because as I'm burning so much energy. I have to see food as an energy source.
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Climate change joined immigration, job creation, food safety, pilot training, veterans' care, campaign finance, transportation security, labor law, mine safety, wildfire management, and scores of executive and judicial appointments on the list of matters that the world's greatest deliberative body is incapable of addressing.
